When we think of our options for using biological controls, there is the sledgehammer, the negotiation, and the treaty with our natural enemies. In the past, the sledgehammer included fire, extremely toxic pesticides, and mass killing of pests and predators…
Read more
The Tundra biome can be divided into arctic and alpine. As the names suggest, the arctic tundra is located in the northern hemisphere around the North Pole, while the alpine tundra is located at the top of very tall mountains, such…
Read more
Of the Earth’s oceans, the Atlantic Ocean is the worlds second largest continuous, connected body of saltwater. This is about one fifth of the surface of the planet, and extends for 44.1 million square miles, or 106.4 square kilometers. The Antlantic…
Read more
The ocean is the world’s largest aquatic biome, and it consists of zones which describe whether there is light to stimulate plant growth which provided nutrients and carbon/oxygen exchange; whether there is depth that increases the pressure and coldness; and…
Read more
Water Management in Early Cambodia No matter where you look in the world, water management has been an important feature in any culture. Remains from different periods of time in different cultures have survived over the centuries and aerial photography…
Read more
Forest fires. From here, to there, the fires shall flare. Whistling away lives one by one, consuming like demons each and every drop of civilization in which it confronts. Wildfires are monsters thundering in with powers alike to the gods…
Read more
Diversity of the Flora of Fan Si Pan, the Highest Mountain in Vietnam The highest mountain in Vietnam is Fan Si Pan, located in the northern region near the Chinese border. It reaches an elevation of 3143m and is home…
Read more
The most well known series of disasters related to rain forest ecology are in the deforestation of rain forests. The cycle of full forest through to deforestation to desertification is a good way to explain the ecology of the rain…
Read more
Nomads in Central Asia have been constructing yurts for centuries. A yurt is basically a round tent that can be put up in one day, with the help of others, and taken down to be placed somewhere else. The yurt…
Read more
Slant drilling is such an effective method of drilling, it caused two nations to feud. In 1990, Iraq accused Kuwait of stealing 300,000 barrels of Iraqi oil a day using slant drilling. Slant drilling, also known as directional drilling is…
Read more